SPS Board of Directors declares that teachers' salaries would be frozen in response to COVID-19 budget concerns. However, no budget cuts on the California K-12 education system has been made.
Read the full story and responses to the decision here: https://t.co/VvDhd3EFRj
My latest report is featured on @jeaNorCal! Despite recent attempts to standarize student lives, all eight Summit high schools in the Bay Area remain largely different in their facilities.
Just a couple days before Rainier’s scheduled college visit trip, Summit Public Schools annouced all study trips are canceled due to concerns around the coronavirus. https://t.co/0aoFb2sERH
“This felt, again, like a way to discourage us from attending in person and exercising this right,” math teacher and junior mentor Hannah Creutzfeldt said. “You aren’t able to see people face-to-face and see the board members and communicate in that way.”
Yesterday, when community members arrived, CEO Diane Tavenner said a total of six people could enter the board meeting room and the rest would have to video-chat from an overflow room at Summit Prep, a school building adjacent to the SPS Home Office. Video creds: Ben Alexander
Following the news of Rainier’s upcoming closure, members seek answers to concerns around transportation, enrollment caps, and transparency during board meetings. Read about it here: https://t.co/E5vTYjNN7B